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Wildebeest migration: Proposed 'safari commandments'

Tourists at Maasai Mara National game reserve in Narok county. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard]

It is that time of the year for the Masai Mara wonder, the wildebeest migration. On the banks of the Mara River, close to two million of these ungulates are currently making the historic crossing.

As they cross, they will be met with dozens of off-road vehicles with tourists-both local and international-craning their necks to capture the phenomenon, having paid top dollar to be here.

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